Clown Loaches (Not acting normally?)

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:28:25 +0100, Marco Schwarz
wrote:

Hi..

So I put these Clown Loaches in the tank 2 days ago, 3 of
them, to eat the snails.
I have a 20 gallon tank with 18 fish (8 of them are Neon
Tetras), Gouramis, 3 Molly's, the Clown Loaches and
others.

Sorry, personally I would _never_ recommend keeping Clown
Loaches in such a small tank. Do you possibly have any
other (bigger) aquarium?
20g tank:
Substract glas, gravel, roots, stones eventually filter
volume and look what's finally netto..

Marco, I am curious about the attitude that Clowns need more space.
Perhaps size is part of the reason. None of my Clowns have grown much
more than 5 inches. The 2 in my 10 gallon tank seem no different than
the 6 in my 75 gallon tank, similar size, color and behavior. These
Clowns have been in their respective tanks about 2 1/2 years.

Do you have any personal experience which causes your caution about
smaller tanks?

dick